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00:00 So, Newcastle United's hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stage was hanging

00:03 the balance here tonight after a 2-0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund. In terms of the game

00:08 itself, not a lot between the two sides. The only difference being that Borussia Dortmund

00:12 scored a goal in the half to win, say, a 2-0. It was a really key moment in that game. Newcastle,

00:19 after half-time, with a better team, attacked in front of the yellow wall there, as we can

00:24 see behind me there. And it was a key moment, it was a key chance. Joe Linton across by

00:28 Tuna Liberamento, Joe Linton at the back post, free, heads it wide. And, as we found, that

00:34 was a pivotal moment because Borussia Dortmund went at the other end on a counter-attack

00:38 and scored. So, fine margins here tonight, as it has been across the two games. You can

00:44 look at the two games against Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle have had really promising moments

00:49 in those games. But only in both the games, they've lost, they've failed to score, and

00:55 it feels like that is that in terms of hopes of reaching the next stage. These two games

01:02 in the middle were always going to be difficult and decisive. It's just a shame that this

01:10 game came when Newcastle had so many injuries. It felt like a game, Eddie Howe even admitted

01:15 after at the end there, it felt like a game too far. The recovery time from Saturday to

01:20 now, obviously Saturday beat Norston, lots went into that game physically to get a result

01:25 against Arsenal and to come here less than three days later, they needed a result here

01:32 tonight to keep their hopes of qualifying for the next stage alive. They weren't able

01:38 to do that. So, you feel like now they have to win the next two games to give themselves

01:44 a chance. Parasar and Germain away, they've beat them before but it's going to be a different

01:49 challenge in their home ground and of course, AC Milan's home as well. So, nothing is impossible,

01:55 but the two games against Dortmund have lost both and it feels really big. So, we'll have

02:02 to wait and see. Now we return to Premier League action, back to ball mouth at the weekend.

02:09 One fresh potential injury concern, Callum Wilson came off at half time with hamstring

02:13 tightness. We'll have to wait and see. Eddie Howe will give us an update but once again,

02:17 speak to him on Friday at his pre-match press conference.